1. Phil Zigby, Chair MOC Committee
Fall 2016 Markets Update
Phil Zigby, Chair MOC Committee
MWA Fall Workshop Oct 26, 2016

2. A pretty good summer for prices
Take the time to breathe
Let’s make sure the budget projections are in order

3. OCC Old Corrugated Cardboard
ONPOld Newspaper
OCC had solid performances all year.
Seasonal price dip expected until Jan 2017
No volatility on the horizon
ONP better than expected, best summer since 2011
Is it going to drop?
What is working in our favour

4. PET Polyethylene terephalate
Probably the best we are going to see for a while
Oil prices expected to remain around current levels
Price to produce virgin plastic is very competitive, less demand for recycled PET

5. HDPE High Density Polyethylene
Very weak summer pricing
Lowest since 2009 crash
Lets put this in perspective

6. Mixed Plastics Tubs & Lids
Crisis averted………?
Who is buying?
Entropex, Emterra
Tubs and lids strength relative to HDPE
Will have stable pricing over the winter

7. Metals Steel & aluminum
Steel Cans pricing has been dropping all summer, $100mt since May
Slight bump in Nov but back down for winter.
Manufacturing demand is down, CDN$ is down
Prolonged lowered Steel pricing indicator of slower economy
Aluminum pricing fluctuations should be flat until 2017
Reduced consumer consumption

8. Plastic Film, Other Plastics
Not much change in film recycling
Polystyrene and Bulky rigids still hit and miss

9. Glass Fairly stable market all summer
How well are some of the glass clean up systems working

10. Polycoat Variety of markets available, pricing stable
Proceed with caution when adding materials to your bale

11. Questions

12. Phil Zigby MWA Markets Operations Contracts T: 519-822-1260 x 2056 E: phil.zigby@guelph.ca